Rejecting Tsinghua and Peking Universities: I Will Lead Harbin Institute of Technology to World Lead

When human civilization entered the ninth universe, a spacetime rift slowly opened in the starry sky, and humanity's most powerful vanguard fleet sailed out from the rift.

This fleet, consisting of 500,000 Death Ships and 1.5 million Death Armorers, is equipped with 50 second-generation Emperor weapons and 10 Creation weapons, making it the most powerful conquest force ever dispatched by human civilization.

The fleet commander was Wang Zhen, a veteran who had fought in seven universes. His face was etched with the marks of battle, and his eyes burned with the belief in victory. Behind him, half a million warships, like a silver ocean, and 1.5 million armored vehicles, like a black tide, sailed majestically into the starry sky of the Ninth Universe.

However, just as the entire vanguard fleet entered the Ninth Universe, the Will of Death decisively unleashed its most terrifying attack. In the starry sky of the Ninth Universe, an invisible force of death surged from all directions; it did not come from any particular direction, but rather from the entire universe simultaneously.

It covered every warship, every piece of armor, and every soldier in the vanguard fleet. Time stood still at that moment, space was sealed off, and existence itself was shattered.

Human civilization was completely annihilated the moment it entered the Ninth Universe.

Half a million death warships were reduced to ashes under the corrosive power of death. Their silvery-white hulls vanished in the light, and hundreds of thousands of warriors lost their lives in an instant.

One and a half million Death Armor suits shattered under the impact of the death force, black fragments scattered in the starry sky, and millions of pilots perished in silence.

Fifty second-generation Heavenly Emperor weapons were destroyed before they could be launched, and ten Creation weapons lost their energy before they could be activated.

The entire vanguard fleet, the most powerful force of human civilization, was completely annihilated the moment it entered the Ninth Universe.

There was no fighting, no resistance, no time to react. Only death, only destruction, only the end.

Fortunately, this time Lin Feng did not take the entire solar system to the Ninth Universe, but instead dispatched a powerful fleet.

Standing in front of the porthole in the command center, Lin Feng looked at the desolate starry sky on the holographic projection, watched the signals representing the vanguard fleet go out one by one, and watched the names of his comrades who had fought alongside him turn gray one by one. At that moment, the light in his eyes became extremely solemn.

The vanguard fleet was annihilated. Five hundred thousand warships, one and a half million armored vehicles, and millions of soldiers—all perished. If he had brought the entire solar system into the Ninth Universe, if he had put all his eggs in one basket, then human civilization would have been completely destroyed by now.

Upon learning this news, Lin Feng understood that the Will of Death had grown to an even stronger level.

He stood in front of the holographic projection, repeatedly analyzing the last data transmitted back by the vanguard fleet.

The will to death in Universe 9 has grown to an unimaginable level. It is no longer the warship with the weapon of the Emperor in Universe 7, nor the giant that spans half a galaxy in Universe 8, but has merged with the entire Universe 9.

The entire Ninth Universe is the Will of Death, and the Will of Death is the entire Ninth Universe. Any being that enters the Ninth Universe will be instantly covered, eroded, and annihilated by the Will of Death. It is not an attack, not resistance, but being swallowed up by the universe itself. Because in the Ninth Universe, the Will of Death is the law of the universe, the rule of existence, and the master of everything.

Human civilization has no way of entering the Ninth Universe, and has absolutely no way of eliminating the will to die in the Ninth Universe.

The solar system quietly revolves in the starry sky of the eighth universe, where a sun five thousand times larger emits a warm light, but Lin Feng knows that the light cannot illuminate the darkness of the ninth universe.

The human fleet continues its efforts at the edge of the eighth universe, attempting to find a way to enter the ninth universe and to break through the barrier of the will to die.

Half a million death warships were arrayed in space, 1.5 million Death Grim Reaper armors were ready for deployment, and 100 second-generation Emperor weapons and 20 Genesis weapons were all in place. But every attempt ended in failure; every exploration fleet that entered the Ninth Universe was instantly annihilated, and every probe that approached the edge of the universe lost signal the moment it made contact.

The power of the Will to Death is too great; it has become one with the entire Ninth Universe, and any existence that enters the Ninth Universe will be devoured by it.

Human civilization cannot enter the Ninth Universe, therefore it cannot eliminate the will to die in the Ninth Universe. Without eliminating the will to die in the Ninth Universe, the fusion of the nine universes cannot be completed. Without completing the fusion of the nine universes, the will to die will never truly disappear.

For a time, the two sides were deadlocked.

At the boundary between the Eighth and Ninth Universes, a bizarre stalemate has formed between human civilization and the Will of Death. The Will of Death cannot cross the cosmic boundary to enter the Eighth Universe because the power of the Primal Will guards the boundary of every universe.

Human civilization cannot cross the cosmic boundary to enter the Ninth Universe because the power of the will of death guards its last bastion. The two sides stand in confrontation across that invisible boundary, neither able to advance nor retreat.

Lin Feng did not continue his actions, nor did the Will of Death open a cosmic portal to come to the Eighth Universe and fight Lin Feng to the death.

The solar system silently revolved in the starry sky of the eighth universe, the human fleet patrolled day and night on the edge of the universe, and the primordial weapons stood ready on the defensive platforms. But the will of death did not appear, did not attack, and took no action whatsoever.

It simply waited quietly, accumulating strength and strengthening its defenses. It knew that human civilization could not enter the ninth universe, that human civilization could not destroy it, and that as long as it did not leave, human civilization would never be able to complete the fusion of the nine universes.

Lin Feng stood at the porthole of the command center, looking at the invisible boundary of the universe on the holographic projection, and at the Ninth Universe beyond that boundary shrouded in the power of death. His eyes flashed with a solemn light. A stalemate, an unbreakable stalemate.

Human civilization cannot enter the Ninth Universe, and the Will of Death cannot leave the Ninth Universe. Separated by an invisible barrier, they stand facing each other, neither able to defeat the other, nor annihilate the other.

The Will of Death continues to grow, evolve, and become increasingly powerful in the Ninth Universe. Human civilization, in the Eighth Universe, continues its research, exploration, and search for a breakthrough. Time flows on, and hope grows ever more elusive.

If a way to enter the ninth universe cannot be found, if a path to break through the barrier of the will of death cannot be found, human civilization will never be able to fulfill its mission of saving the universe. The nine universes will never be able to merge, the will of death will always exist, and the universe will forever remain in a state of division and death.

Lin Feng turned around, his gaze sweeping over everyone in the command center. Those tired but determined faces, those souls who had experienced countless battles but never given up, those warriors who still believed in hope even in despair.

"The Will of Death has merged with the Ninth Universe. Since we cannot enter the Ninth Universe, we cannot destroy it. But this is not a reason to give up. We have already eliminated the Will of Death from the eight universes, and we have saved the lives of those eight universes. While the Will of Death in the Ninth Universe is powerful, it is not invincible. The Primal Will created the nine universes and sealed the Will of Death; it must have a way to allow us to enter the Ninth Universe. The power of the universe's origin can tear apart the barriers of parallel universes; it must also have a way to penetrate the Will of Death's blockade. The Genesis Weapon can transform the power of the Will of Death; it must also have a way to function in the Ninth Universe."

"We need to find a way, a way that allows us to enter Universe 9 without being consumed by the will of death. A way that allows us to fight in Universe 9. A way that allows us to project the power of the Creation Weapon into Universe 9."

"Pass down the order: concentrate all scientific research resources and devote all efforts to researching a method to break through the barrier of the will to die. Concentrate all cosmic origins and devote all efforts to enhancing the power of the creation weapon. Concentrate the will of all warriors and prepare for the final battle."

"The will to death in Universe 9 is the final enemy. No matter how powerful it is, no matter how strong the barrier is, no matter how faint the hope is—human civilization will not give up. The sacrifices of the eight universes cannot be in vain, the lives of the eight universes cannot be saved in vain, and the heroes of the eight universes cannot have died in vain. We will find a way, we will break through the barrier, we will destroy the will to death, and we will save the entire universe."

"Yes!" everyone answered in unison.

In the starry sky, the sun, five thousand times larger than itself, radiated intense light. The light illuminated the scientists conducting their research, the soldiers preparing for battle, and the resolute faces of every human being.

The will to death in the Ninth Universe awaits in the darkness, while human civilization prepares in the light. The stalemate will eventually be broken, the barrier will eventually be breached, and the will to death will eventually be annihilated.